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The First Doctor

Played by William Hartnell as an absent minded, bad tempered but kindly grandfather figure (1963 to 1966). The First Doctor stories introduced the Daleks, Sensorites, the Zarbi, the Meddling Monk, the Toymaker, and the Cybermen. The majority of historical stories occurred during this period. This Doctor travelled with Susan, Barbara, Ian, Vicki, Steven, Katarina, Sara, Dodo, Polly and Ben.

Story	Location and Time	Eps	Companions	Guests	Villains
An Unearthly Child (untransmitted pilot episode also exists)	London 1963 Earth c100,000 BC	4	Susan Ian Barbara		Kal
The first Dr Who adventure introduces the mysterious alien Doctor and the TARDIS, a craft that is bigger on the inside than out and can travel anywhere in time and space. The fact that the TARDIS fails to change shape to match its new surroundings is the first hint that the craft does not always work properly.
The Daleks	Skaro 1960s	7	Susan Ian Barbara	Thals	Daleks
The first story set on another world. The first appearance of the Daleks. These are mutated creatures, survivors of a nuclear war, which live in a protective machine.
The Edge of Destruction	TARDIS going back in time towards Event 1	2	Susan Ian Barbara
The only story taking place entirely within the TARDIS and featuring only the Doctor and his companions. This story contains the first hint that the TARDIS is sentient.
Marco Polo (all episodes missing; audio exists)	Pamir Mountains / China 1289	7	Susan Ian Barbara		Tegana
The first historical adventure. The first story featuring narration (from Marco Polo's diary). By now it is clear that the Doctor's control of the TARDIS is minimal.
The Keys of Marinus	Marinus	6	Susan Ian Barbara	Yartek	The Voord
The TARDIS lands on an island surrounded by a sea of acid.
The Aztecs	Mexico 1430	4	Susan Ian Barbara		Tlotoxl
The Sensorites	Earth space ship 2764 Sense Sphere	6	Susan Ian Barbara		Administrator
The first time that the TARDIS lands within a space ship.
The Reign of Terror (episodes 4 and 5 missing, audio and cine clips exist)	France 1794	6	Susan Ian Barbara		Colbert
Planet of Giants	England 1964	3	Susan Ian Barbara		Forester
The TARDIS and its inhabitants is reduced in size to a few centimetres. The first ecological story.
The Dalek Invasion of Earth	London / Bedford 2167	6	Susan Ian Barbara		Daleks
The first story set on Earth in the future and the second appearance of the Daleks. The departure of Susan is the first change in the TARDIS personnel. This is the third consecutive story set on Earth.
The Rescue	Dido 2493	2	Ian Barbara Vicki		Bennet (Koquillion)
The first new companion as Vicki (from Earth's future) joins the TARDIS.
The Romans	Rome 64 AD	4	Ian Barbara Vicki		Nero
The Web Planet	Vortis c20,000	6	Ian Barbara Vicki		Animus Zarbi
The only story in which the TARDIS members are the only humanoid characters.
The Crusade (episodes 1 and 3 exist; audio exists)	Palestine 1190	4	Ian Barbara Vicki		El Akir
The Space Museum	Xeros	4	Ian Barbara Vicki		Lobos Moroks
The Chase	Aridus 2170 New York 1966 Atlantic Ocean 1872 Ghana 1996 Mechanus 2265	6	Ian Barbara Vicki Steven		Daleks Mechanoids
The first story to feature another time travelling craft. The first story set on a number of different planets. The third appearance of the Daleks. Three consecutive landings on Earth. No original companions remain with the departure of Ian and Barbara. Steven, an astronaut from Earth's future, joins the TARDIS.
The Time Meddler	Northern England 1066	4	Vicki Steven		Monk
The first meeting with a member of the Doctor's race. The first time another TARDIS is seen. The first pseudo-historical story.
Galaxy Four (all episodes missing except for clips from episode 1; audio exists)	Unknown planet in Galaxy 4	4	Vicki Steven	Rills	Maaga Drahvins
Mission to the Unknown (missing, audio exists)	Kembal c4000	1		Marc Cory	Daleks
The only story not to feature the Doctor, his companions or the TARDIS. It sets the scene for The Daleks' Master Plan.
The Myth Makers (all episodes missing; cine clips from episodes 1, 2 and 4 and audio exist)	Asia Minor 1184 BC	4	Vicki Steven Katarina
Vicki leaves, Katarina (a Trojan hand maiden) joins.
The Daleks' Masterplan (only episodes 5 and 10 exist; short clips of episodes 1 to 4; audio exist)	Kembal, Desperas, Earth, Mira c4000 England 1965 Hollywood 1921 England 1960s Tigus Egypt 2650 BC	12	Steven Katarina Sara		Daleks Monk Mavic Chen
The fourth appearance of the Daleks. The story involves two other time machines (Dalek and Monk). Three consecutive landings on Earth. The first companion to die (Katarina in Episode 4). New companion Sara also gets killed (Episode 12). The longest Dr Who story to date.
The Massacre (all episodes missing; audio exists)	Paris 1572 Wimbledon 1966	4	Steven Dodo		Abbot of Amboise
New companion Dodo joins at the end of Episode 4 when the TARDIS makes a brief stop on Earth.
The Ark	Earth space ark c10,000,000 Refusis c10,000,700	4	Steven Dodo		Monoids
First story set in one location over two time periods.
The Celestial Toymaker (only episode 4 exists; audio exists)	The Universe of the Toymaker	4	Steven Dodo		Toymaker
First story set in another Universe with an Eternal.
The Gunfighters	Arizona 1881	4	Steven Dodo		Clantons Johnny Ringo
Only story with a musical narration.
The Savages (all episodes missing; audio, cine clips from episodes 3 and 4 and telesnaps exist)	Unknown planet in the far future	4	Steven Dodo		Elders
Steven leaves.
The War Machines	London 1966	4	Dodo Polly Ben		WOTAN War Machines
Dodo departs (Episode 2). Two new companions (Polly and Ben). The first story set entirely on contemporary Earth. First time the Doctor is referred to as 'Dr Who'.
The Smugglers (all episodes missing; short clips from episodes 1, 3, and 4; audio, location film, telesnaps exist)	Cornwall 1666	4	Polly Ben		Captain Pike
The Tenth Planet (all of episode 4 missing except for the regeneration scene; audio, cine clips and telesnaps exist)	South Pole Space Station 1986	4	Polly Ben		Cybermen
First appearance of the Cybermen. They were once humanoid creatures which have replaced their body parts with plastic and metal. Their home planet is Mondas. Third consecutive landing on Earth. Last story with the First Doctor and the first regeneration.

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